Arapu Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Arapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova5821:6,119949
Romania4081:49,2106,091
Uganda1271:307,39621,163
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
France61:11,070,454349,096
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Arapu (126) may also be a first name.

Arapu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arapu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Arapu (Hindi: अरपू, Marathi: अरपू, Oriya: ଆରପୁ, Russian: Арапу) is found most in Moldova. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Arapu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 287,894th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,467,026 people. Arapu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Arapu reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Arapu is also the 829,183rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 126 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is held by 582 people, or 1 in 6,119. In Moldova it is mostly found in: Drochia District, where 19 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 18 percent live and Dondușeni District, where 16 percent live. Aside from Moldova this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 31 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Arapu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Arapu surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harapu91406/
Garapu91173/
Atrapu9163/
Ajrapu9121/
Araipu9119/
Aurapu9113/
Arrapu9112/
Airapu918/
Arapou916/
Aarapu915/
Araupu914/
Araphu914/
Araput912/
Arappu911/
Aerapu911/
Ahrapu911/
Asrapu911/
Areapu911/
Earapu911/
Adtrapu8316/
Garrapu8314/
Gaarapu8310/
Athrapu838/
Aatrapu838/
Ajjrapu835/
Gaurapu834/
Garaapu834/
Gargapu834/
Garhapu833/
Garapau831/
Arapuis831/
Aerrapu831/
Aaraapu831/
Garabpu831/
Arepu80619/
Erapu80255/
Aropu8049/
Orapu806/
Aggirapu777/
Gaaraapu773/
Gajjrapu771/
Arrepu73217/
Errapu7388/
Aarepu7368/
Haropu7328/
Gorapu7327/
Eerapu7317/
Aropuu7312/
Orapuu7311/
Orapau736/
Garopu734/
Osrapu733/
Eirapu733/
Erappu732/
Eraapu731/
Arapoo731/
Areepu731/
Areppu731/
Erapau731/
Arepeu731/
Aropou731/
Aggirrapu711/
Gourapu6714/
Arreepu674/
Gorrapu674/
Ayrapoo671/
Harepau671/
Orrapuu671/
Araphoe671/
Gorappu671/
Erraapu671/
Eerappu671/

Arapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arapu in the Hindi language
अरपूarapu-
Arapu in the Oriya language
ଆରପୁarapu-
Arapu in the Marathi language
अरपूarapu-
Arapu in the Russian language
Арапуarapu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arapu
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